{"id":6686,"date":"2023-11-07T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=6686"},"modified":"2024-06-12T23:46:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T03:46:10","slug":"book-an-enchantment-of-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-an-enchantment-of-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"An Enchantment of Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-943\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_anenchantmentofravens.png?fit=250%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An Enchantment of Ravens\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> An Enchantment of Ravens<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/margaret-rogerson\/\">Margaret Rogerson<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2017-09-26\">September 26, 2017<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/margaret-k-mcelderry-books\/\">Margaret K. McElderry Books<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 304<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/romantasy\/\">Romantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/hardcover\/\">Hardcover<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/library\/\">Library<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/3.5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star-half-alt\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/30969741-an-enchantment-of-ravens\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Isobel is an artistic prodigy with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel\u2019s paintings are highly prized. But when she receives her first royal patron\u2014Rook, the autumn prince\u2014she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes\u2014a weakness that could cost him his life.<\/p>\n<p>Furious, Rook spirits her away to his kingdom to stand trial for her crime. But something is seriously wrong in his world, and they are attacked from every side. With Isobel and Rook depending on each other for survival, their alliance blossoms into trust, then love\u2014and that love violates the fair folks\u2019 ruthless laws. Now both of their lives are forfeit, unless Isobel can use her skill as an artist to fight the fairy courts. Because secretly, her Craft represents a threat the fair folk have never faced in all the millennia of their unchanging lives: for the first time, her portraits have the power to make them feel.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BAxCjx\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2023-11-07T05:00:09+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"An Enchantment of Ravens\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-an-enchantment-of-ravens\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"An Enchantment of Ravens\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Margaret Rogerson\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/margaret-rogerson\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 304,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Margaret K. McElderry Books\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_anenchantmentofravens.png?fit=250%2C379&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2017-09-26T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/30969741-an-enchantment-of-ravens\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Fantasy\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 3.5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>I won\u2019t lie, I\u2019m a sucker for beautiful covers and the cover for this book is easily one of my all-time favorites. The world-building in this book is pretty great, filled to the brim with fantastic imagery and seasonal-based nature magic. I also really loved that this book was heavily focused on the magic of art, which had a power all its own. My favorite part of the book was the darker take on fairy folklore that I found to be both beautiful and haunting. I liked all of the fairy side characters, their flamboyant personalities bordered on being monstrous and I really enjoyed the way that these characters were portrayed.<\/p>\n<p>Now this book suffers from two factors that made it hard for me to decide how I felt about it. One was the romance, which already spells trouble given that this is a fantasy romance novel. It was a classic case of instalove, and when romance is the central theme of the story I need to be convinced \u2013 the book just didn\u2019t do that for me, even by the end of the novel. I liked both Isobel and Rook and wanted to root for them, but the romance between them felt a little forced.<\/p>\n<p>The other issue I had was the basis for the plot itself, as outlined in the synopsis. Isobel paints human emotion in Rook\u2019s eyes and is taken captive to stand trial, which sounds a bit lame and apparently was just a shaky excuse as the trial and punishment part gets dropped almost immediately. From there the reason the two travel together seems unclear and the middle part of the book dragged a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>While <strong>An Enchantment of Ravens<\/strong> wasn\u2019t a stellar read for me, it was still fun, fast, and broke my reading slump. I\u2019m happy that I read it and I think it could be a favorite for the right readers, especially those that are into fantasy romance novels such as the <strong>A Court of Thorns and Roses<\/strong> series. Rogerson has the potential to be great and I\u2019d be more than happy to read more of her books in the future.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Why do we <em>desire<\/em>, above all other things, that which has the greatest <strong>power to destroy us<\/strong>?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Margaret Rogerson<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_margaretrogerson.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_margaretrogerson.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_margaretrogerson.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_margaretrogerson.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Margaret writes fantasy for young adult readers. She lives near Cincinnati, Ohio, and when she&#8217;s not reading or writing she enjoys drawing, watching documentaries, making pudding, gaming, and exploring the outdoors in search of toads and mushrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.margaretrogerson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marrogerson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/15455603.Margaret_Rogerson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BwKF5z\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/margaret_rogerson\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/marrogerson.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review I won\u2019t lie, I\u2019m a sucker for beautiful covers and the cover for this book is easily one of my all-time favorites. 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